Chapter 51: Chapter 51: The First to Leave the Examination Hall

As the invigilator’s gaze casually swept over Lin Yi’s test paper, he was momentarily stunned. At the same time, he felt a surge of surprise and doubt:

‘Huh? This phrasing, these references, this writing, impressive!’

Even though he was a math teacher, just by casually reading a section of Lin Yi’s essay in the middle, he couldn’t help but secretly give a thumbs-up.

He had to admit, this young man’s essay was truly perfect!

Unknowingly, the invigilator found himself somewhat captivated, as Lin Yi scribbled on the test paper with his pen, his eyes closely followed, reading along.

He was completely engrossed for a moment.

This action quickly caught the attention of the other invigilators, all curious about what was happening. Why was the chief invigilator staring at a student’s test paper?

However, due to their responsibilities, they couldn’t leave their monitoring areas lightly.

Thud.

A few minutes later, with a soft thud, after finalizing the last period of the essay, Lin Yi casually tossed the pen back into his pencil case.

Then, as he looked up, he was surprised to see an invigilator standing right in front of him, which made Lin Yi frown and glance questioningly at the teacher with the chief invigilator badge.

What’s this about? Why did he come over to me?? Does he suspect I’m cheating??

At this moment, the chief invigilator had just finished reading Lin Yi’s essay and was astonished. This student’s writing skills were truly remarkable!

In his opinion, even if this student couldn’t find a job in the future, he could surely become a top-tier online writer!

As he was sighing, he met Lin Yi’s confused gaze. He had no choice but to give Lin Yi a friendly smile, nod after checking Lin Yi’s admission ticket, and was about to leave.

There was no helping it; he couldn’t feel any resentment towards this student now. Kidding, this was a genius!

However, just as he turned to leave, Lin Yi suddenly whispered to him:

“Uh, teacher, can I hand in my paper?”

He looked up at the clock on the blackboard. The exam had just started over ten minutes ago, with more than two hours left until the finish. He’d already completed his answers, so he couldn’t just sit there idly, right?

However, as soon as he said this, the examination room fell silent, and everyone’s peculiar gaze turned to Lin Yi.

‘Is this guy crazy? The exam just started ten minutes ago, right? Many students had just gotten into the rhythm of answering questions, and he’s already handing in his paper?’

‘Is he going to submit a blank paper? Taking a blank paper to the college entrance exam is pretty bold. If that’s the case, why take the exam at all…’

‘Hey, maybe this guy got scared by the invigilator, phew, lucky the teacher didn’t stand by me or I’d also be too nervous to answer questions…’

For a moment, everyone in the room except the chief invigilator thought Lin Yi was a super slacker intending to submit a blank paper during the entrance exam.

But in response to Lin Yi’s question, the chief invigilator, standing beside him, gave a bitter smile, turned, and whispered to Lin Yi:

“This student, just calmly check over your answers. The rules state that you can’t hand in your paper within the first hour.”

Upon hearing the invigilator’s words, all the nearby students were momentarily dumbfounded and then confused. What did the teacher mean?

Why did the invigilator tell him to check the answers instead of deal with the unanswered questions?

Did this guy finish all the questions on the test paper in ten minutes?

That shouldn’t be possible, right? Even if it were other subjects, it’s still fine, but this is a Chinese test with an essay question. Even if you copied the previous reading comprehension into the essay section, it couldn’t be that quick, could it?

Facing the students’ confused looks, Lin Yi felt utterly helpless. Who set this rule for the entrance exam anyway? Finishing the exam and not being able to leave was just delaying his time to earn money at Antique City…

But there was nothing he could do about it now, so all he could do was helplessly wait for the time to pass.

Lying on his desk trying to take a nap, Lin Yi found it uncomfortable no matter how he lay down and couldn’t fall asleep.

Waiting for the exam time felt like years passing by, and finally, after watching the second hand on the classroom clock complete fifty rotations, his weary spirit suddenly perked up.

After glancing at the invigilator in front, Lin Yi raised his hand directly.

The invigilator shook his head somewhat helplessly, thinking to himself that he’d never heard of such an extraordinary student from Third High before. No, he’d have to ask acquaintances at that school about it later.

Thinking this, the invigilator still got up to collect Lin Yi’s test paper.

…

Meanwhile, at the school gate, everywhere there were parents waiting for their children. Among them were Empress Dowager Ye and Lin Jianguo.

Beside a Jinbei van with “Qinhuangdao TV Station” written on it, Xiong Cancan was holding a microphone interviewing some of the parents.

It wasn’t just Xiong Cancan; many reporters from various media outlets were also conducting interviews nearby.

Suddenly, with a creak, the school’s main gate opened.

Hearing the sound, everyone turned their gaze in that direction, immediately seeing a boy looking like a student walking out.

Huh?? What’s going on? A student submitting early??

For a moment, everyone had this thought in their minds.

At the same time, the reporters around instantly pounced towards the school gate like cats smelling fish.

The first student to exit the exam hall, no matter the reason, would make for a good story.

As he leisurely strolled out of the exam hall’s gates, Lin Yi was taken aback by the sight of a throng of reporters armed with cameras surrounding him:

“Whoa, what’s happening?”

Amidst the clicking of camera shutters, Lin Yi was momentarily dumbfounded. Even though he now had a system and assets in the millions, after all, just two days ago, he was still an ordinary student.

So, being temporarily unable to react was understandable.

“Hello, student, I’m a reporter from Scoop Island. May I ask why you left the exam hall so early?”

“Student, I’m a reporter from Fun Island. Are you submitting your paper early?”

Faced with the endless barrage of questions, Lin Yi helplessly nodded:

“Uh, can you guys ask something useful? If I weren’t allowed to submit early, they wouldn’t have let me out, right?”

At the outer circle of reporters encircling Lin Yi, Xiong Cancan struggled to push through while raising her press ID high:

“Excuse me, excuse me, I’m a reporter from Qinhuangdao TV, let me through.”

[To be continued….]